barkentine

or bark·an·tine, bar·quen·tine, bar·quan·tine

[ bahr-kuhn-teen ]

nounNautical.
  1. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts.

Origin of barkentine

1
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95; bark3 + (brig)antine

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British Dictionary definitions for barkentine

barkentine

barkantine

/ (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others: British spellings: barquentine, barquantine

Origin of barkentine

1
C17: from barque + (brig) antine

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